Shane Crawford triumphs after Melbourne-Perth charity ride
The Footy Show's Shane Crawford conquered his marathon 3600 km bike ride across Australia as he rode into Perth.
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The Footy Show‘s Shane Crawford conquered his marathon 3600 km bike ride across Australia yesterday as he rode into Crown Perth during a live broadcast.
Crawford’s trek for Breast Cancer Awareness Network began in Melbourne 23 days ago taking him through regional towns and ending with a standing ovation from a pink-themed audience of 2300.
An emotional Crawford thanked his support team and the public, ending his ride by spray-painting a ‘pink lady’ on the stage at Crown.
The former AFL star averaged 170 kilometres a day at 35kph meeting cancer survivors and families in towns across the country.
“This has again been a life-changing experience,” Crawford said. “I met so many unbelievable and inspiring breast cancer survivors as I headed west. I am overwhelmed by all the support along the way. The families, friends and Australians affected by breast cancer do it really tough, and I am just glad I could contribute and take their minds off the pain and suffering even if only for a few minutes.”
In 2010 Crawford ran from Adelaide to Melbourne for BCNA.
The final tally of donations will be announced next Thursday night (July 18) on The Footy Show.
To donate visit www.bcna.org.au/crawf
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Congratulations to Shane and his support team, and full marks for his morale boosting efforts along with any $$$ amount raised for financial support, and lets not forget to thank the many others who are equally supportive 24/7.
I was there when he came in, the rumour is that the final figure is approaching $1,000,000.